Monday, January 25, 2010

Tension- Power of The Void

The International School of Kuala Lumpur provides an exceptional education (silence) that challenges each student to develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding to become a highly successful, spirited, socially responsible global citizen. 

The reason why I put the silence where it is because I think it creates the best tension. it keeps the listener wonder what sort of "exceptional education" is ISKL referring to. It makes them curious and want to hear more. This void helps to emphasize on the importance of the kind of exceptional education ISKL offers.

Composers can create tension in their music by several ways. One common way is to create a void by using a "pause" followed by sforzando(sfz) or forte (f or ff). This creates a big explosion emphasizing the climax of the music. The void can help audience to anticipate that something exciting is coming. 


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